As The Libertarian Turns

Brogressive hero Aqua Buddha, who will make sure nobody drones you in your sleep, is having a time of it with this whole ISIS business in the Levant because, sooner or later, he also wants to be presidentof the United States. And, of course, the Five Minute Rule goes instantly into effect.

"As world events change, obviously you change your analysis. Five years ago, ISIS wasn't a threat," he said, using an alternate name for the terrorist group that has mobilized across much of northern and central Iraq. Paul acknowledged that his thought process on ISIL has been "influenced" by ISIL's recent beheadings of U.S. journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and British aid worker David Haines. He had previously been publicly skeptical about potential airstrikes against ISIL, but just a few months after criticized the president for not acting more forcefully against the group.

He is very upset, however, that the president hasn't come to play "Mother, May I?" with Congress yet because Aqua Buddha is all about the Constitution, except for its protection for the lady-parts, of course. This is the political equivalent of those guys who turn the odometer back before they sell you a used car.

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